Content with keyword "Technology & Safety"
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EducationWatch a day in the life of an independent nurse anesthetist
Contributor Jason Bolt, CRNA, sits down with Joe Rodriguez, CRNA, former president of the Arizona Association of Nurse Anesthetists and a managing... Read more
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Strictly ClinicalAnesthesia Machine Failure: A Case Study
This article examines successful management of an anesthesia machine failure with the Draeger (or Dräger) Apollo (Draeger Inc) anesthesia... Read more
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Strictly ClinicalCut to Air
A “cannot ventilate, cannot intubate” scenario is a rare, high-risk anesthesia event. Cricothyrotomy is the final step, but anesthesia training and... Read more
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Strictly ClinicalAirway Management for Deep Sedation: Current Practice, Limitations, and Needs as Identified by Clinical Observation and Survey Results
Using deep sedation, adjunct airway devices such as oral or nasal airways are frequently required to maintain airway patency. Traditional oral... Read more
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Strictly ClinicalAnesthetic Considerations for Automated High-Frequency Jet Ventilation During Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy
Newly advanced diagnostic bronchoscopic procedures, such as electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy using navigation system technology... Read more
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Strictly ClinicalPosterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy After Extensive Spine Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Postoperative vision loss (POVL) after spine surgery is a rare but devastating complication. Because of its rarity (incidence < 0.2%), POVL might... Read more
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Strictly ClinicalResuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) as an Option for Uncontrolled Hemorrhagic Shock: Current Best Practices and Anesthetic Implications
Noncompressible torso hemorrhage is reported to be a leading cause of potentially preventable mortality in both civilian trauma victims and military... Read more
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Strictly ClinicalPerioperative Considerations in Patients With Concussion
Concussions affect the normal functioning of the autonomic nervous system and glucose metabolism, impair cerebral autoregulation to Paco2, and... Read more
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Strictly ClinicalCardiovascular Complications in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Cardiac Closed Claims Thematic Analysis
More than 200 million adults have noncardiac surgery worldwide every year. Anesthesia closed claims databases allow anesthesia providers to... Read more
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Strictly ClinicalTo Block or Not to Block: Role of Ultrasonography in Guiding an Anesthetic Plan for a Patient With Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
A 31-year-old man scheduled for a fifth metatarsal head resection secondary to osteomyelitis presented to the preoperative holding area for placement... Read more
